Hello and welcome to the Political Party. Not for the first time since this show was created.

What an incredible time to be doing political comedy in a political chat show. Today's

guest is Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons. And nothing can really do justice

to how good this is. He is a very, very funny man, very warm, very likable, very thoughtful.

And we talk about this a little bit. I think near the start, let me speak with the House

of Commons on the whole in my life. I mean, the room for Betty Boothroyd, Michael Martin,

John Berko and now Lindsay Hoyle. Apart from Michael Martin, there have been very big

common-dearing characters who have had to really impose themselves onto the House of Commons

and have seen their role, not just in terms of referee and promises, questions, but in the

functioning of Parliament and strengthening the role of MPs and holding the executive

to account. So they have a real mixed role as speaker of the House of Commons. But what is so

great about it, and I'm a real fan of PM Qs, as you probably know, is that they managed to

dispatch it, I mean, particularly Lindsay Hoyle and Betty Boothroyd in a very funny way.

And they keep it a wit and what they're able to do is make it funny without it being nasty.

And that is such a delicate line that so many others would get wrong. And that really comes

through. But I mean, what you need to just brace yourself for is Lindsay Hoyle is probably

the best storyteller you're ever going to meet. And his anecdotes on here are just majestic.

They are, he possesses timing and delivery that most comedians can only ever dream of.

And he's just a wonderful person to spend time with. But you come away reassured, inspired,

and just thoroughly entertained. I mean, I just felt so energized after me. I mean, we're just

a minute was just like this guy's an absolute firecracker in the right way. And what's great

about me is never at the expense of being serious about politics, about serious about the role

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